Media Literacy

 I ran across a news article about bias in an media educational program.  This year, I’m crafting the Composition class.  Media Education is an excellent unit.  When my son was in high school, he wrote his senior thesis on bias in the print media.  His English teachers told him the topic was too narrow; he should examine bias in media.  Josh tried to explain that bias was so rampant, he had to limit his topic to the print media.  

As many of us know, media bias is a significant topic.  I’m going to start by showing my kids several media educational units to evaluate.  Common Sense Media has this unit about Digital Citizenship, which I plan to use.  Look at these lessons for high school students. We’ll start with Hoaxes and Fakes.  I’ll keep researching to find an unbiased source to teach Media Literacy.  I feel strongly that Media Literacy and recognizing bias in the Media is important.